Java Reference
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Glossary
ABSTRACT CLASS
A class that cannot be instantiated because it either contains abstract methods or is
declared to be abstract.
ABSTRACT METHOD
A declaration of an operation that concrete subclasses must implement.
ABSTRACT SYNTAX TREE
A structure, created by a parser, that organizes input text according to a language's
grammar.
ABSTRACTION
A class that depends on abstract methods that are implemented in subclasses or in
implementations of an interface.
AERIAL SHELL
A firework that is fired from a mortar and that explodes midflight, ejecting and
igniting stars.
ALGORITHM
A procedure, or sequence of instructions, that accepts inputs and produces outputs.
API
See [
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
]
APOGEE
The greatest height that a fired or flying firework achieves.
